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LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐
reinforce
[ ree-in-'fawrs]
verb
He used hand gestures to reinforce what he was saying.
outdated
[ out-'dey-tid ]
adjective
The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.
bring in
phrasal verb
The company brought in a new team of project planners.
glimpse
[ glimps ]
noun
They need to recruit the best possible candidates.
out of
phrase
The presenter ran out of time before he reached his conclusion.
LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the conversations and see how the new words are used.
Dialogue 1
Employee 1
Employee 2
That's a great idea, but be careful because some of the courses are outdated.
Employee 1
I had a glimpse of that the other night when I sat in on a course that went over management techniques of the 70s.
QUESTION:
1. What advice did applicant 2 give?
Dialogue 2
Mike
Even though the new attorney is young, she has been exposed to many difficult situations.
Anna
Well, then we'll see what she is made of at the contract negotiations next week.
Mike
If she hasn't run out of energy, she'll be a definite asset.
QUESTION:
1. What other qualities does the new attorney have aside from being young?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
Word Families
| Part of Speech | Word | Example | |
| verb | appreciate | We appreciate the time that you have put into this project, but we need to see more positive results. |
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| noun | appreciation | In appreciation for your hard work, we are giving you a top-priority project. |
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| adjective | appreciated | The intern felt appreciated, like a member of the team. |
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| noun | code | Clinics will be subject to a new code of conduct and stronger controls by local authorities. |
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| verb | code | My third-grade daughter loves learning to code with MIT's amazing (and free) software. |
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| adjective | coded | He sent a coded message to CIA headquarters. |
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| verb | practice | All managers are expected to practice caution in their spending until the end of the year. |
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| noun | practices | He was surprised at the difference in office practices from one local office to another. |
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| adjective | practical | We need a practical solution to this common problem. |
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| verb | reinforce | The practical training reinforced the theoretical studies. |
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| noun | reinforcement | If reinforcement is needed, you have the support of the executive committee. |
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| gerund | reinforcing | Reinforcing the preferred way of selling the product was one of their job requirements. |
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| verb | verbalize | Well-established procedures are often difficult to verbalize. |
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| adjective | verbal | The company operated on a practice of verbal and not written contracts. |
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| adverb | verbally | No employees should be verbally reprimanded in front of their peers. |
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- NOTES
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Words which ends with -ment, -tion are nouns.
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Words which end with -al, -ed are adjectives.
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LET'S PRACTICE! 📄
Part I
Direction: Complete the table with the correct word form.
| Verb | Noun | Adjective |
|---|---|---|
| appreciate | ||
| practice | ||
| verbalize | ||
| reinforce | ||
| code |
Part II
Direction: Read the following and write the appropriate form of the word in the blank.
Short Talk
- code
- made of
- out of
- appreciation
- reinforced
How many employees show any (1) for their corporate culture? How many executives appreciate what their corporate culture is and what it is (2)? It is often (3)- by the office procedures and routines that have been established over the years. A manager made her mark twenty years ago by dressing casually, thereby forever changing the dress (4) A director bought from the competition when he ran (5) stock and the practice soon became standard. These examples add to a company's culture.
LET'S RECAP! 📝
1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.
どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか？３つ挙げてください。
2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.
どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか？３つ挙げてください。
reinforce
[ ree-in-'fawrs]
verb
He used hand gestures to reinforce what he was saying.
outdated
[ out-'dey-tid ]
adjective
The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.
bring in
phrasal verb
The company brought in a new team of project planners.
glimpse
[ glimps ]
noun
They need to recruit the best possible candidates.
out of
phrase
The presenter ran out of time before he reached his conclusion.
I'd like to reinforce my knowledge of finance by taking a course at the college.